4.5 from 12 votes
Vietnamese Cucumber Salad with Green Chili Dressing
A simple Vietnamese cucumber salad dressed with a delicious sour and spicy green chili dressing. It's topped with crushed roasted peanuts, fried shallots, and fresh herbs like mint and cilantro.
Prep Time
15 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 2
Calories: 287 kcal
Course:
Side Dish , Appetizer
Cuisine:
Asian , Vietnamese
Ingredients
- 3 Persian cucumbers, (or 1 english cucumber, stripe peeled and thinly sliced)
- ½ cup cilantro, (roughly chopped)
- ½ cup fresh mint, (roughly chopped)
- ½ cup roasted peanuts, (crushed or chopped, plus some for serving)
- 1 Thai green pepper, (chopped)
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 lime, (juiced)
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- fried shallots, (for topping)
Instructions
- In a mortar and pestle, add the Thai pepper and sea salt and smash until a rough paste forms. Or mince very finely on a cutting board and smash with the side of a knife.
- In a large bowl, add the sliced cucumber, cilantro, mint, peanuts, lime, fish sauce, and the green chili paste. Toss until well dressed. Serve with fried shallots and more peanuts.
Cup of Yum
Notes
- This salad doesn't require too many ingredients to be delicious and flavorful, it relies mostly on the green chili sea salt paste.
Nutrition Information
Calories
287kcal
(14%)
Carbohydrates
18g
(6%)
Protein
11g
(22%)
Fat
22g
(34%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
6g
Monounsaturated Fat
8g
Sodium
1943mg
(81%)
Potassium
545mg
(16%)
Fiber
6g
(24%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
872IU
(17%)
Vitamin C
20mg
(22%)
Calcium
98mg
(10%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 287
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 287kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 18g | 6% |
| Protein | 11g | 22% |
| Fat | 22g | 34% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 6g | 35% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Sodium | 1943mg | 81% |
| Potassium | 545mg | 12% |
| Fiber | 6g | 24% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 872IU | 17% |
| Vitamin C | 20mg | 22% |
| Calcium | 98mg | 10% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.